“Pfeiffer offered the two things I love—nursing and soccer,” said, Madeline Gadd ’17 of Concord, N.C. “People told me managing both would be difficult but I succeeded with the help of my professors, coaches, teammates and family.”

Pfeiffer University’s annual student art show, on display at G.A. Pfeiffer Library, 2nd floor reading room, through May 5, showcases works in a variety of artistic genres by students representing a range of majors and expertise. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Pfeiffer University announces that Dr. Donald B. Poe, Jr., professor of psychology and former dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, will address the class of 2017 at its commencement exercises, Sat., May 13, 10:30 a.m., Misenheimer campus, 48380 U.S. Highway 52N.

Sophomores Kristen Adcock and Jeremiah Nance can’t wait for summer to begin. This year they won’t be taking traditional vacations, however; their summer excitement will take place at the North Carolina Research Center in Kannapolis, N.C.

For the third consecutive year, Pfeiffer University’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapter outpaced its previous performance at the North Carolina PBL competition, which took place April 5-8 at the NCPBL State Leadership Conference in Charlotte.

Pfeiffer University Athletics and the Falcon Club, Pfeiffer’s athletics booster organization, announce that registration is open for the 2017 Keith Crisco Memorial Golf Tournament, Mon., May 22, Old North State Club, 201 Old North State Club Lane, New London, N.C.

Mandee Schaub, a Pfeiffer University freshman from Bolivia, N.C., has been named a 2017 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education. She is one of 273 college students from across the country who will make up the organization’s inaugural cohort.